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THE MONTANA POST:'/
%. N evwspaper, Devoted to the Mineral, Agricultural and Commercial Interests of Montana Territory
( I)L. V. NO. 2;. HELENA. MONTANA, FRIDAY, MARCH j, 1869. WHOLE NO. 235
The Montana Post
A.soc:ate Editor and Manager
,, ;.NT\,.A .1.. 1M6,9-march
'A.r'l, ir~ .\ AI.LMNAXi-- i)'e'ather
, . -- Ma rch 4. .1i9--"changea
" ar: .Neumann of Muuich. has
Ir,-. frm ('hinese records, that a
•.;,- t Buddhist priests were in
S A "i,usand years l efoie ('olum
,i,-, ,,,.red America. and that th.ey
i ! aritic coast rs. tar south
\! 1 I . l'..i RPNTERl is 1r :2ro, re ive .
:r wr;'r. A friend thus: "'The present
.:::. the marital relations is
r.., ,.t barbarism, and has no bet.
r t,,.ndaJ.tn in reason than the lasti.
::. slavery-viz : that might is
' ,...win ý is a late decieson from
S.Ir. .ral I:evenue Department :
\1 i', ' \mtit'.: To AFFIX STAMI.
A!, T J~ I - AI.Il> TE INSTRU'MENT.
i, .isiOn to, atlix a revenue stamp
S.:.-runmnt req(uiring one will not
Ir,.: anii in..trument. unless such
e..-- itl the intent to defraud
.. cv. rnment of the stamp duty."
i, miethod of electing Senators is
. .ttc! lactmember iomuinates a
. ar,::,ase. and the Speaker two. The
.anri- ar.. written on a list which is
. :,..: ,I, itt:.d to each member in turn,
arh scrar:tctinti one name. The person
ui,,, l- namne remains unscratched be
,.s 0- S.-natbr. This. we presume, is
n.- to obviate the possibility of a
-nat!,r being "elected by a scratch."'
! "'hi-e ,eitcrmpping of the fertile ge
."o4 State Senator Cornell of Penn
-t.vsinia.
'arl,.o n." in "doing" Salt Lake and
-riuiing thie r.cenes of an evening at
, l'Latre in the Boston Journal saveys
H. hind us are three roystering min
I: trom .Montana. ogling the girls in
.,e parquet. They are Gentile wolves.
:iler \tilIlaras cautioned the girls last
-ndav to beware ot those who will
-nme in sheep's clothing to lead them
ewav from the, Church and down to per
,tn. These wolves do sometimes
•arry off the fairest lambs of the fock.
r;,. of the girls prefer the undivided
v-r of a hardy, good looking young
,ent'le to the fortieth or fiftietu part of
S;:thered olldap s tle.
We consider that imputation upon
, ni rals of "Montana miners" an
,itrageous slander, so flagrant and vile
alt it it. unworthy of denial. Let it
n,' d.ad . it comes from a "Coffin" anUy
1HE velr: V il>tcia has a rival, an oflti
-r in th.. ar,&nv in l.',vnt. hlantr in ,..
I1E: v\-lociledO has a rival, an ofrli
'-r in the army in Egypt having in
,,.n:t.! a ttying machine by which a
..troIm tman can soar, like an eagle, to
:et c,,luds. It consists of two immense
-:n g mrade of isinglass, moved by two
,p,.* ~curel to the heels. The man
w:t:ing to fly starts to run on level
ronund. and after running a few yards
:ind. hinmw"it carried into the air, and
Lar only to keep up the running motion
nde.-nitely to tb an accomplished flyist.
!: ai ssidi to Ib. a perfect success. The
oventor tell and was nearly killed the
':r.t htterlt. but it was not a good day
r .rijn,
IIt .t i,.. tlhe Boston Orpheus. and
"-, dii-ciple ot Tubal Cain judging
.n,ni ti:e amount of brass he manipu
5atei. is determined his Mammoth Peace
'mlcert shall be a success, notwith%
aniing New York declares it imprac.
':'a K One thousand brass instru
rents: ten thousand voices for chorus
" : n batteries of artillery to support
"."·.c!h,,russes with salvos, fired by elec
tr"'::y-and all this on Boston Common.
d une. (iilmore'a next project will
,'r,!,ablyv e to mass "the music of the
"'b.r s'" by collecting all the United
:at. "notes,' base ball "scores," Fair
arnk. '.scal-s." Land "registers" abd
fr,-.1h in-voic,-s' and give the general
r-sult on the horn of a dilemma, support
-dby a ~overnment organ.
'I I Sa;t Lake Teegraph suggests a
'-)nventioj, composed of delegations
:ront tbe several Territories, to meet in
a1t: Lake City next summer, for the
;'irk.e of making a united effort to a
aurý Territorial representation in Con'
:r-. 'There is nothing objectionable
a the tuggestion, but it is not likely to
'`r have realization. The people do
' feel a sufliciently lively laterest in
Lv" 'Iue-tion out4e of partisalam to
'~nli delegations, nor are thee amen of
bftllty who are sufolently iatemsted to
acur th- expense of delegates. Some
"ing of this kia was eu estedduring
:L* Indian troubles of 1867, but evpas
ated with newspaper Ink. OCrtialy.
f sach a convention were held,it.n t
nCCpmlish some good Put f,
.'ould Involve requisites not Ikl t
l'sPr)cu dto this proj For
- Terto th A -4SaSO Ii-S1,Iq
atchre ad p2 ty.
Watch aid pray.. A
P tmesPcTuieo.
What are the business prospects for
Montana in the coming season ; what
the indications for mat4rial prosperity?
While we may not read the future, cer
tain caus.. are known to produce cer
tain results. Upon these, men build
their hopes and fears, and ,y these
lights direct their business. In view
of all controlling circumstances. of
which we have knowledge, the ap
proaching business and mining season
promises more favorably to all clams
than that of last year, and 1868 was
one of the best in the history of Moe
tana for steady. legitimate business of
all kinds. The day of wild-cat specula
tion : of fancy companies ; fancy invest
ments and fancy managements is well
nigh gone. There was more practical
development of quartz leads last year
than ever before, and it is bearing good I
fruits in proving leads to be substantial
verities, justifying the erection of ma
chinery, in remuneration to those who I
have machinery erected, and giving a i
steady confidence to companies proving
up their property. The advantage of'
this condition of affkirs to the Territory,
as compared with the excitements and
depressions of fancy operations, cannot
be overestimated. We now have eigh
teen quarts mills of two hundred and t
eighty stamps, running regularly, and i
yielding generally good profits. This'
was never before the case. Ther, are
still nearly two hundred stamps idlefrom
having been located before the lodes
were developed, from defective machin- I
ery, or iron company sjluaooles or pov
erty. Probably all of these that are
serviceable will be brought into requi
sition as additions or as separate mills,
during the present season, while a num
ber more will be brought from the
States. Montana quartz will pay, and
Montana has plenty of the paying kind.
'The revulsion that ensued after the wild
investments of the late years of the
war, and the depression of business sub
sequently, has locked up and withheld
capital for three or four years, although
exceptional capitalists have still been
found willing to invest speculatively
unoer Sweetwater or White Pine ex
citements. But as mining has been re
duced to business principles-as the
country has recovered from its financial
scare-as the dangerous political excite
ments have subsided, and trade re,
.vives. the dollars begin to show signs of
activity again and apply to be used.
The New York, Philadelphia and Chi
cago papers, we have noticed. mention
the revival of mining interests, and the
press of the Pacific coast notes that the
large increase in manutacture and
shipment of machinery is by no means
exclusively owing to the Whit. Pine
discoveries, but that mining interests
all over the coast have received a fresh
imnetus. Montana will feel it practi
cally 'ere long, and some of the many
millions she has exported will return
for inr vestment.
In placer mining, the fall of snow or a'
rainy season is alone requisite to assure
a good season. Many new mines have
been opened in Deer Lodge. Jefferson
a.nd other Counties, ditches have been
brought into paying gulches and upon
bars where water hitherto could not be
had and several of the best which
could not be worked last season but for
a short time, on account of the scarcity
of this element, will in all probability
be favored this. There will not be an
excess of miners, not enough to work
the ground. Quartz mining employs
many more men than formerly; White
Pine and the railroad towns are making
a drai~n on the population that will not
be compensated by the influx of immi
gration °'y river unless it largely exceeds
the net results of the past two years.
Late in tte season, when the two rail.
roads meet, a portion of the force will
come here, but the most of it will seek
other railroads, some red hot ex ite.
m-ent, or settle down in the railroad
towns. We believe, therefore, that
w-hile the aggregate yield will not be
largely increased, individuals having
choice of camps and ground, will,. either
as laborerers or owners do better than
last season.
Business men, who have no reason
to complain of 1868, have as good pros
pects for '69. They are not necessitated
to carry the enormous stocks of expen
sive articles as in previous years, with
money worth three or four per cent a
month. With the ears at Promentory
City and a Transportation Line estab
lished, speculators will ind their occu
pation gone, much to the advaetale of
merchants and the public. With East
ern markets steady; freights reduced
and expedited; rail communication es
tablished; a good mining season; their
trade acquired and more permanent in
its character, the Main street ptiaces
have as fair a future as they could de
The tarmers have their duty defined.
It is to furnish breade4tuff and produce
and meats for 35,000 people, tend the
50.000 or 60.000 head of stock, grow
rich and be happy. Four years ago
they were rasing comparatively nothing;
everything was brought from the States
or Utah, and flour sold for $1,10 per
pound. Last year our farmers produced
, ,040,000 bushels of wheat barley and
oats. and 740.000 bushels of potatoes;
put .50.000 sacks of flour on the mar
ket at $10 per sack, sad producing
quadruple the barley and oats per acre
that Utah did, sold them at one hal
the fguree ther commanda d i Salt
Lake i ty, and till made money.
in the aoticipatiUo of an ave e
placer minaing easao; in the steady
and sacceaful developmeat of qua
lead& ad reductioa of orf a; r ta . o
pacity of oar agricultura laad to piso
dues our bread-.tafe: in the absdamey
oof eploeaat for all oar popialat.
ad good reard; a the urlasesed ta
dllitiee of crr alatir . la th e midst
of lerte valirse rich A ad a d
rlboed hUl. healr t tt WO
from thepawrritalatofR.UCIinl
crystal streams, and our people filled
with the living energies of the moun.
tain land, we have little to envy, naught
to regret, and much to be consented
with. Who will, may go to White
Pine.
XaIT J4ewsa N.e m a rr UeAMT.
To-day "my policy" expiree Today
is inaugurated a President who hee
avowed "he will have no policy oppooed
to the will of the people." To-day, we
trust. ends the conflict between the Leg
islative and Executive heads of the gov
ernment. It is well, for it was well
nigh ruinous. A hbose divided against
itself cannot stand, and this nation.with
all its cohesive lowers, has felt with
dangerous distinctness the premonitions
of overt rupture, which nothing averted
but the exhaustion of those whom
Johnson stimulated to resistance. It is
with t keen sense of relieffrom the con
tinuous suspense and anxiety of the last
four years, that the country witnesses
the expiration of his power, and, while
it would not be ungenerous, the candid
will find even the mantle of charity too
scant to cover the grievous and mani.
fold evils of his administration. He has
won an unenviable page in history, bat
one that is full of enstruction to his see
cessora--answering a good purpose
though destroyed himself, as a shat
tered wreck on a dangerous reef may
warn others from destruction. The evils
of his administration were doubtless
owing in a greater measure to errors of
judgment, personal vanity, instiable
ambition to rule, his complication with
fawning evil disposed flatterers, acd an
inherent arbitrary obstinacy, tiha to
any native disloyalty or desire to raui
the government. Yet he nearly accom
plished the latter. The policy of abso
lute monarchs towards the people may
be arbitrary, because the power eman
ates from the crown, but the policy of
our President must be flexible, adapting
itself to the will of the people in whom
the power is inherent. Mr. Johnaeo
probably misunderstood his relations
with the people of the country and their
representatives. If so, he is paying the
penalty of his lack of intelligence. The
country will recover from the disaster;
he never.
With the administration of (irant
opens a new and better era in American
politics. The armies settled the abstract
question of soeessioand the Executive
abolished the privilege of one human
being to hold another in slavery, but
each of these left a resultant chaos
from which evolved issues the legisla%
tive department must necessarily de
cide. Such was the work of reconetruc
tion, herculean in itself, but rendered
doubly difficult by the perverse hostili
ty of Mr. Johnson. The legislative part
was accomplished but the laws execution
delayed, marred or defeated by the ExZ
ecutive. Between Grant and Congress
there is perfect accord. There is identi
ty of interest and purpose in restoring
amicable relations between all the
States of the Union and with the gener
al government; and to labor for a strong,
united, and prosperous nation. To do
thie the laws must be enforced that
they may be respected; economy
be observed, taxation equitably distrib.
uted, and honesty secured in its collec
tion, that the people may be eueour%
aged, business invigorated. and the
government thereby strengthened. To
accomplish this there will be a vast
loppiag off of ocial heads. Whether
Grat inclines to rotateio and removal,
as a question of Itself or for political
reasons, he will be impelled to it to ao
complish the purposes to which he
has declared his administration would
be devoted. There are some forty
three thousand persons i the civil
service of the governmemt, so that if
only a small percentage are removed
it will appear like a glaatle sweep of
the Ezesutive broom. Grant's objeut
will eortalaly be to seam ability, ua
deascy and homesty I his subordinates.
Whether political eosimderatlos alose
will inldee uabseitatig remwoal is a
questio that would now be dieult to
euojeetur, amd which a short tamp wfil
practcally demomstrate. Tim isay
Stra..'s. here and In Wasdigute,
who am e the assnlem mt are oLbje
et prfbead sympathy at preset, and
and will ave a ervous time fo! the
ew wk. I~sn themeaola b d
su s a mus aolson ue- "d
the abeurd det cly appedta oe
m ( emm sk aiam is to be
iat a
at the £aruItsq
4pVW- - P er t-4 V.lu
1 " The " lengtby one who recently
represented " ye organ" in soliciting
cards from Chicago houses, got along
but poorly. He was mlsakee by one
firm as a confdesee man, and a detect
iv. set to watch him. Another rmer.
chant, to whoto he stated that the ler
aid was "a miserable sheet. and its pro'
prietosr mountobemks," returned him
sharp sneer : "Hir. I know your state
meat to be false; I want no further con
versatioa with you." And windy Mills
was gently wafted throegh the open
door into the street."-- R. F. fi ,u r
.dd's C.A.sgo Correp ondenc..
The above and its author scarcely
merait asee, yet, lest some one not well
aeqalntaed with the Herald might give
it credesee, we pronounce it so far as it
relates to ear onversatioons, business or
tresament, an infamous lie. and it the
writer will name the firms or peruose
we will prove it so by their own adlda
vits. The editor of this paper was
treated with uaifrm and coerdial cour
tesy by every merchant and gentleman
he met isChicago, We had a conver.
sation with ooe mercantile rmn oonoern%
log the dharacter of the Herald. This
was with Mr. Edward Janmes, of the
firm of Bounds & James, printer's furn
Ishlag depot. 46 State street, Chicago
in the preseme of witneses. Mr. James
stated that in the winter of 1867-8, R.
E. Fisk came to his store; priced his
stock, and ordered a bill of goods to be
put up and shipped, drawing on him at
ninety dais, and exhaling more airs
than a shoddy contractor. Mr. James
informed him they did not do business
in that way, and suspected him from
the first. Flik left in a terrible fit of
offended dignity, but returned and pur
chased a press, agreeing to leave orders
for the collection of his Chicago adver
tisements sufficient to cover the cost.
Mr. James knowing the parties adver
tislag to be good, accepted the terms and
shipped the press. Mr. Fisk suddenly
left Chicago without leaving the orders,
and Mr. James had the press stopped in
transit to Montana and returned to Chi
cago. He considered Fisk a "confidence
man" and "watched him" himself. As
we knew nothang to the contrary we
had no "sharp" words with him or any
other persoe.
It is appares that we are drrifting
rapidly coard complieations with Spain
comeserlag Caub. The insaureetono
there has tbesoe formidable, thbeaten
nlg a revelution in the government of
that island. The Cubans are e.sniA
eantly entreating the sympathy of the
United btates by sending envoys
to propitiate our Government, promis
ing to model their Constitution after
ours, and looking ultimately to annexa
tion. lea. Grant has gives Van Allen
encouragmet; Congress has a resolu.
Ulen before it looking to their recognl.
tion; Spain has a manof..war on our
coasts seeking to intercept vessels carry.
lug men and munitions to the nsuer
eats, and the Madrid Government ha
ing declared it would fight for the con
trol of C(ba with 50,000 men, rather
than have the Cubans achieve their lib
erty, posts in hot haste its first Minister
at London to Washington to look after
the Spanish interests. While our off1
clal relations with Spain are friendly,
the sympathies of the country, unnatu
rally exlited by a desire for the acquiseL
tion. are all with the Cubans. General
Grant's administration opens with a
crisis n oar relations with Spain. So
long as the United States preserves a
perfect maestrlly there is plain sailing.
but the roceoa o as importe.t sesoees
by the CAnas will be ugetly premed
for their egqnation as belli(seats, and
the United States, by its proximity and
smeldatione will be the first great power
impelled to eation oe the question. The
change to Capin Generals and the
confessed Ineity of the Spanieh troops
to more than grrison the principal
ctiies, leads to the belief that unless the
trenagth e seuess of the Cubans has
been miataken, the bull will have to be
takes bythe horse, and that speedily.
The On.e menm that all they ask is
"fair plea." The homb e goverment
having ,vdoltienIaed and remodeled its
goverramst, they dales the reme
privile. And why not ? The
Speah government of Cuba is
mo-s tyrmuale than the Isabella
governamet was toward the
paniaeh pop!e. They have no interests
in commuo, and the trade with Spain is
compulsory and oppressive, the Spanish
government proteetag its Importatione
and zeportaions by the most oppreolve
doties sflnost other countries. As an in
stance: Flour from Spain pays a duty of
.S 0J per barrel; from the United 8tates
$8.0 aad 9d0 per barrel. For this
kitd of g tome firom a remote gov
ernment, Cuba pa a revenue of $15,.
000.000 or =0,.00000 per annum, and
is dMler the adm'laiaratlc of forrign of.
eers. supported by 90000 foreign ol
dliry. Ila the erent o aa atmLip to
=aptMt eb land. Spala eoald not prom
ee it amoth agaee an of the great
powers. It L a naral dependecy of
the UpMed OStaes; a memoe uoder a
forei a w . sa was ehowa duriog the
war *o PI e ebpeLIO a key to the GUlt
zAr . thi junctare
Ai favaable cooditioa to
cos a pri % %the several fa.
t* e _ e had a ea
-a Iase a not
~ en
-"^^^^^^^· ^^f^^f-'~ ^^ ^^^^ wrn
ifillJc~_lJS^^ tjaa»-1_
i^^ ^^R ^ ^^^*P^l B^^^^ ^^^ ^^
appear to be the situation now. Every
fleet that sails for Cuba weakens the
(iovernment, and offers better opportueo
-itlee to the malcontento . s bhrbetr our
(Iovernment will interfere, remains to
be seen, but from present indications
an Interruption of amicable relations
with the Madrid Government seems not
improbable
A $mllae BOe W&GaRs.
The members of the legislature and
the Governor of Nevada have been hav
ing quite a bitter war recently, in which
(iovernor Blasdell, as usual, got worsted,
and struck another pocket of unpopu
larity with the legislators. Deeiring
their hire, of which all laborers, even
legislative ones, are said to be worthy,
and money being exhausted in the
treasury, the Legislature adopted the
expedient of creating a legislative fund.
to be used in paying the per diem of the
members and attachees. So an act was
peamrd appropriating $L5,000 for this
purpose, including $9,000 of a contin
gent fund. To get the warrants on this
fund up to per at the Bank of Califor
nia, they saddled them with one and
one-quarter per cent. interest per mon th.
Governor BIasdell probably remembered
the example of Richelieu in a familiar
domestic difficulty, and invoked the
veto power with lets happy effect than
the Cardinal did his Excommunication.
In tact, it is hinted he has not IRiche
lieu's virtues. The Legislature strad
died his objections with scarce an anti
straddler in the body. The Governor
instructed the Attorney'General to en
join the Comptroller from issuing the
warrants; the members got out a manu
dams : the case came before the Su.
preme Court and was decided against
the Governor. So legislators are in
funds and board bills are easy. In the
olden time they had an easier way of
getting funds-a heath at midnight
"stand and deliver."
eta slOCKARK.
We take the following from the Salt
Lake letegraplh's correspondence, dated
Echo City,February 20. It explains bow
the blockade was occasioned :
" East and west of us, say the wires,
the most terrific storm for years is now
en peasant. For tea days no train has
arrived from the east of Quakingasp, and
in coasequence no mail from Omaha.
Tbe mad is blocked with mnow between
Rawliag's Springs and Laramle-deep
Met at Cooper's Lake. a little east of
Elk mountain. The U. P. Railroad Co.
have a heavy force of men at work sho-v
eling mow, besides the operations of
the snow plows. It il expected that a
train will be able to peas within three
days, that is, unless the storm should
unexpectedly continue.
'" Causes and eflbet being so inter
woven, one involuntarily inquires, why
has the line of railroad communica
tion been so suddenly broken? The
cause, gives in the abstract, shapes It
self thus: On or about the 10th inst. a
collision occurred between the west.
ward bound train and the snow plow
engine, having cleared the track, re
turnlng from the west. Traced to its
origin, carelessness, the cause in gen.
eral of the world of accidents and cal
amities, may be set down. The collis
ton occurred during a severe snow
storm, and before the wreck could be
cleared, everything was enowed in.
We find the following in the Roches.
ter arprns. We ask our Mormon co
temporares respectfully but squarely
-is it tree t Is polygamy a part of the
Morman religion ? It so, elue when,
sad by what authority ?
" Dao Piatt says that many years
since a pale, delicate young man came
into his offiee in .ixth street, Cincin%
nati, with a complaint against Brigham
Young of 4'al and battery. Upon
payment of the necessary fee, they re.
paired to the office of Esquire Snellba
ker,and a warrant was sued out for the
arrest of the puglistic prophet. On the
day of trial Brigham appeared, and
with coumisel defended himselt. He was
then a squareset, powerful'bullt man,
with a serious, rather dogged expre,.
son of face. The quarrel originated in
a eharge the youth made, that bis lead
or ws i favar of polygamy. This
Brigham desled bitterly, not only in
the quarrel, but In the defence. As for
threats aginet the yong man's life,
he mans, he wi, only that the Lord
would pualsh him for his ineubordina.
ties and Irpiety. lquirm Snelibeker
aned the prophet all of ten dollars, and
bound him oever to keep the peace."
The last Cabiet meeting of John.
mso's admialestatle was held on the I
. MKanrs. Jeamms, Seward, Me(l
leugh, aea, e Welle, Iwras.g,
Uvare ead asdja., an wne prem@ .
Wt esm depks the Bess ? Whes eme
emt must have thruseed e boemes I
of thoe who go a.s ernm the Idgk
pi-e of the mie wish smiled dt l
.s6m0 s*i**en Io Uaitsr s ad
'ailn itr bea*bft ' Ph i em* .
eid r adt ar e l -rnarn.
go leer euamesg task for Wn; we Sme 4
e.We 44 * " * .
From a Londom aLtter.
From the regular London correspond
erno of Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie.,
in the San Francisco Chronicle of Feb.
7. we make the following extracts:
(iARIBAIDI ON i.IO FEET AGAIN
-Garibaldi has been elected by the
town of Ozieri, in Sardinia, as its repres.
sentative ir. the Italian Parliament. In
his address accepting the trus= he makes
use of strong denunciatory expressions.
The Italian Government he styles the
"negation of God." Victor Emanuel
(King Honest Man) he accuses of being
the lacquey of the Tuileries. The Pa
pacy he describes as the Government of
Satan. The Pope he terms a vampire.
lie then gives an eloquent sketch of
what he himself accomplished to secure
freedom to Italy, and of the treachery
through which his army was again and
again defeated. The language of the
address is in the highest degree violent,
but the facts which he relates justifies
supreme indignation.
THE MOUNT OF OL.IVgs.-Is there any
thing too sacred to become private prop
erty ? The Mount of Olives was pur
chased by the Princess de la Tour d Au
vergue, and through her has now be.
come the property of the crown of
France
THE SIAMEsK TWINs are now holding
levees in Glasgow. Two of their daugh
ters are with them. It is msaid that the
Apierican war has caused the twins
great monetary losses. They have now
nearly completed three-score years.
Thus late in life they have conceived a
strong desire to be separated, and are,
seeking the advice of the best medical
men of Europe. Professor Syme, of
Edinburg, sets forth that there is dis.
tinctly a communication between the
two trunks, and that the operation
would be fatal to both twins. Sir James
Simpson agrees with him. But the
twins, who have either found each oth
er's inevitable society intolerable or are
feartul that the decease of the one must
cause that of the other, are in search of
some bolder or wiser operator, and are
about to start for Paris to submit their
case to the Professors of the French
Capital.
CELESTIAL BIRDS'-NERT SouP.-The
great delicacy of the season, ees
pecially for dyspeptics, who are benefit
ed by the pepsine it contains, is birds'
nests from the Celestial Empire made
into soup. It is considered an epleu
rean dish by the Chinese and an excel-.
lent tonic for weak digestions. Paris
long ago rronounced it delicious, but
England has only began to discover its
palatableness.
CORPsEs WAsnRD OR aRioRu.-Yese
terday brought the ominous tele
graphic news from Corunna that corpse
have been coming on shore for several
days along the line of the 8ppanish
coast. Already forty-seven have been
cast up. No clue to the terrible disas
ter of which these sad waifs are the ev%
ide"ce, has yet been gives. It is pre
sumed that the catastrophe must be of
very recent occurrence. It is a mistake
to suppose that those drowned at sea
rest at the bottom; they foat and drift
until the sea-birds and fishes have de
voured them sufficiently to allow their
mutilated remains to sink again to the
midswaters of the ocean
MIss BATEMAN has just concluded a
brilliant engagemeat at the Haymarket.
She has presented her agent. Mr. Joy,
with a somewhat singular token of es
teem-a central fire gun, of exquisite
finish. The stock has an inlaid plate of
gold with an inscription.
Mns. Woon, the American actress,
has bought the tSt. James Theater, and
is about to have it pulled down for re
constructioq.
A TAE BSNAKx PLAYINGO IT PART.
-In the new drama "Theodoros," based
on the history of the King of Abys
sinla, which is drawing crowds to the
Chatelet, in Paris, a charming ballet is
introduced, appropriately ealled the
"BaIlet des Charmears." The band of
sylphs having danced, and swam, and
leaped and ftown around a basket of
roses, one of the charmers steps forth
and coaxes a real snake from the fowery
bed; the reptile is duly fascinated and
twines harmlessly about her neck and
arms. Theatrical gossip says that this
snake is thoroughly civilized, sleeps on
roes, in an elegant basket kept in the
work rom of the costumers of the thea
ter, lives on milk, refuses frogs and is in.
oecently aSeetonate.
On the suppostion that an astrologist
of Indianapolis has read the stars aright
the world to be desolated this year b
a p e. I is to start in Rauisa ad
from .ypt and Tarkey,will spread over
Europe and America, and "will spot the
people like a leopard." The statistics
of the antipated mortality ae not giv.
en, but it is anmoaneed that there will
not be enough left to give the dead a
Christian burial.
One of our most emisnet dtlas had
Oseapnya ew weveng ines, when the
eupbe of dlsvent pa4es6r.
ladly the Oerman, was I A lit
tie w,-vearld boy put In his oar the
I: "Ma, 1 ea talk Dth." "Ye talk
Datb. Geegl t Let mte hes ye." The
beamehld hepefal promptly game as.se
of hisU ul qMs l ty eq le "Wl'
pi be s seee I's pi goe*o"
Petw Baolids who m.ulmid and
wis a psl. J. S. P ' tie pek
pose at a him et a lew dollars, be
**as Me i anili mad 8iver puaI
n she distlet Whim Ptnm th 5th
of bumanry, is now In prison at Belmis
L o. Aspecial greed was
a s wish tesnt to -em1 meuder.
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